Generalissimo

Common anglophone military ranks
Officers
Seamen, soldiers and airmen

For other uses, see Generalissimo (disambiguation).

Generalissimo and Generalissimus are military ranks of the highest degree, superior to Field Marshal and other five-star ranks.^{[dubious – discuss]}

[edit] Usage

The word "generalissimo" is an Italian term, from generale, plus the superlative suffix -issimo, itself from Latin -issimus,^[1] meaning "utmost, to the highest grade".

Historically this rank was given to a military officer leading an entire army or the entire armed forces of a nation, usually only subordinate to the Sovereign. Other usage of the rank has been for the commander of the united armies of several allied powers.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] List of Generalissimos

Main category: Generalissimos

Chiang Kai-shek

Alexander Suvorov

Francisco Franco

Person	Service	Country	Era	Notes
Chiang Kai-shek	National Revolutionary Army	Republic of China	World War II	^[2] ^{[Note 1]}
Foch, FerdinandFerdinand Foch	French Army	France	World War I	^[3] ^{[Note 2]}
Wallenstein, Albrecht vonAlbrecht von Wallenstein	Army of the Habsburg Monarchy	Hapsburg	c.1650	^{[citation needed]}
Suvorov, AlexanderAlexander Suvorov	Imperial Russian Army	Russian Empire	c.1800	^{[citation needed]}
Miranda, Francisco deFrancisco de Miranda	Venezuelan Army	Venezuela	c.1800	^{[citation needed]}
Hidalgo y Costilla, MiguelMiguel Hidalgo y Costilla	Revolutionary Army of Mexico	Mexico	c.1800	^{[citation needed]}
Franco, FranciscoFrancisco Franco	Spanish Armed Forces	Spain	c.1950	^[4]
Gómez, MáximoMáximo Gómez	Republic of Cuba Army	Cuba	c.1900	^{[citation needed]}
Ihsan Nuri	Rebel forces of Kurdistan	Kurdistan	c.1930	^[5]
Charles XIV John of Sweden	Swedish Army	Sweden	c.1810	^{[citation needed]}
Stalin, JosephJoseph Stalin	Soviet Armed Forces	Soviet Union	1945	^[6]
Kim Il-sung	Korean People's Army	North Korea	1992	^[7]
Kim Jong-Il	Korean People's Army	North Korea	Posthumous 2012	^[8]
Prince Michael of Portugal	Portuguese Army	Portugal		^{[citation needed]}
Trujillo, RafaelRafael Trujillo	Dominican Army	Dominican Republic	c.1930	^[9]
Sun Yat-sen		Republic of China	1917-1925	Technically as Grand Marshal^[10] (source does not support this)
Yeon Gaesomun	Army of the Kingdom of Goguryeo	Goguryeo (Korea)	c.642	^{[citation needed]}
López de Santa Anna, AntonioAntonio López de Santa Anna	Mexican Army	Mexico	c.1836	^[11]

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes

^ Chiang Kai-shek was General Special Class of the Republic of China, cf. 特級上將授任條例
^ Généralissime was the title used to describe Ferdinand Foch's Allied Command, starting 26 March 1918. He actually held the rank of général de division, and later the dignity of Marshal of France.

[edit] References

^ "Webster's Third New International Dictionary". Webster's Third New International Dictionary. , French Larousse Étymologique.
^ Jay Taylor:The Generalisimo:Chiang Kai-shek and the struggle for modern China (2009) Harvard Press
^ John McGroarty :The Gray Man of Christ: Generalissimo Foch (1919) Los Angeles, Walter A Abbott
^ Cover, TIME magazine, 18 Oct 1943
^ Bletch Chirguh, La Question Kurde: ses origines et ses causes, Le Caire, Impimerie Paul Barbey, 1930, front cover, IHSAN NOURI PACHA Généralissime des forces nationales Kurdes (French)
^ Joseph Stalin was appointed Generalissimus of the Soviet Union. See: Ivan Aleksandrovich Venediktov, Selskokhozyaystvennaya yentsiklopediya, Vol. 4, Gos. izd-vo selkhoz, 1956, p. 584. (Russian)
^ The Daily Yomuiri, 29 September 2010, Kim Jong Un spotlighted / 'Heir apparent' promoted to general, makes DPRK media debut
^ The Australian, 15 February 2012, Late Kim Jong-il awarded highest honour by North
^ Stanley Walker : Generalissimo Rafael L. Trujillo (1955) Caribbean Library
^ Linda Pomerantz-Zhang (1992). Wu Tingfang (1842-1922): reform and modernization in modern Chinese history. Hong Kong University Press. p. 255. ISBN 962209287X. http://books.google.com/books?id=otwbBh_GgrwC&pg=PA255&dq=tang+jiyao&hl=en&ei=TSraTNfHMMT6lwfry7XNCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CD4Q6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=tang%20jiyao&f=false. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
^ Stephen L Hardin, Angus McBride : The Alamo 1836 (2001) Osprey . pp24, 100

[2] Chiang Kai-shek was General Special Class of the Republic of China, cf. 特級上將授任條例

[4] Généralissime was the title used to describe Ferdinand Foch's Allied Command, starting 26 March 1918. He actually held the rank of général de division, and later the dignity of Marshal of France.

[0] "Webster's Third New International Dictionary". Webster's Third New International Dictionary. , French Larousse Étymologique.

[1] Jay Taylor:The Generalisimo:Chiang Kai-shek and the struggle for modern China (2009) Harvard Press

[3] John McGroarty :The Gray Man of Christ: Generalissimo Foch (1919) Los Angeles, Walter A Abbott

[5] Cover, TIME magazine, 18 Oct 1943

[6] Bletch Chirguh, La Question Kurde: ses origines et ses causes, Le Caire, Impimerie Paul Barbey, 1930, front cover, IHSAN NOURI PACHA Généralissime des forces nationales Kurdes (French)

[7] Joseph Stalin was appointed Generalissimus of the Soviet Union. See: Ivan Aleksandrovich Venediktov, Selskokhozyaystvennaya yentsiklopediya, Vol. 4, Gos. izd-vo selkhoz, 1956, p. 584. (Russian)

[yomuiri-8] The Daily Yomuiri, 29 September 2010, Kim Jong Un spotlighted / 'Heir apparent' promoted to general, makes DPRK media debut

[9] The Australian, 15 February 2012, Late Kim Jong-il awarded highest honour by North

[10] Stanley Walker : Generalissimo Rafael L. Trujillo (1955) Caribbean Library

[11] Linda Pomerantz-Zhang (1992). Wu Tingfang (1842-1922): reform and modernization in modern Chinese history. Hong Kong University Press. p. 255. ISBN 962209287X. http://books.google.com/books?id=otwbBh_GgrwC&pg=PA255&dq=tang+jiyao&hl=en&ei=TSraTNfHMMT6lwfry7XNCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CD4Q6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=tang%20jiyao&f=false. Retrieved 2010-10-31.

[12] Stephen L Hardin, Angus McBride : The Alamo 1836 (2001) Osprey . pp24, 100

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